Quiz about Weather and Water

Question 1

What are the yearly conditions of temperature, precipitation and humidity?

Accepted Answer

climate

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weather

Question 2

What instrument measure air pressure?

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barometer

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thermometer

Question 3

When air pressure is high, what type of weather do we experience?

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sunny and clear

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rainy and cloudy

Question 4

When air pressure is low, what type of weather do we experience?

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rainy and cloudy

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sunny and clear

Question 5

What are the daily conditions of temperature, humidity and precipitation?

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weather

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climate

Question 6

A fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass is called a _________________

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 7

A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass is called a _____________________.

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warm front

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cold front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 8

Cold and warm masses meet, but neither can move the other is called a ______________________

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stationary front

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warm front

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cold front

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occluded front

Question 9

A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses is called a ________________________.

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occluded front

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warm front

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cold front

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stationary front

Question 10

What is a front?

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The boundary where two unlike air masses meet

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The boundary where two like air masses meet.

Question 11

Which front would you possibly see heavy rain or snow fall?

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 12

Which front has the symbol of blue triangles?

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cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 13

Which front has the symbol of a red line with half circles?

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warm front

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cold front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 14

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area is known as ______________________.

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climate

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latitude

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weather

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altitude

Question 15

What day did it rain the most?

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Day 1

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Day 4

Question 16

What day did it rain the least?

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Day 2

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Day 1

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Day 3

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Day 4

Question 17

What will south Georgia's temperature be like tomorrow?

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upper 80's

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lower 70's

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mid 50's

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upper 60's

Question 18

When the pressure is low, then there will be ________.

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clouds and rain

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lots of sun

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high temperatures

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hot, dry weather

Question 19

________ covers large areas and long periods of time.

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Climate

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Weather

Question 20

What does this tool do?

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Measures wind speed

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Tells how hot it is

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Measures wind direction

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Measures rain

Question 21

What does this tool do?

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Tells wind direction

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Measures wind speed

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Measures rain

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Measures temperature

Question 22

This is an example of a ________.

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barometer

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wind vane

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rain gague

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anemome

Question 23

Fog is simply a ______ that has formed close to the ground.

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cloud

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rain storm

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dew

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frost

Question 24

What TWO weather conditions do you normally find along a front?

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rain

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storms

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sun

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rainbows

Question 25

This weather tool measures wind speed

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anemometer

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thermometer

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barometer

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psychrometer

Question 26

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

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barometer

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thermometer

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anemometer

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psychrometer

Question 27

What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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Sunny weather

Question 28

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

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Sunny weather

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Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

Question 29

What measures temperature?

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thermometer

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barometer

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anemometer

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psychrometer

Question 30

What type of cloud looks like cotton and is in the lower altitudes?

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Cumulus

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Stratus

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Cirrus

Question 31

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

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accumulation

Question 32

What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?

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EVAPORATION

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PRECIPITATION

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TRANSPIRATION

Question 33

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 34

When water _________, dew forms.

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Condenses

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Melts

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Evaporates

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Precipitates

Question 35

What is A?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 36

What is B?

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 37

What is precipitation?

Accepted Answer

The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

Question 38

What is condensation?

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 39

What is evaporation?

Accepted Answer

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 40

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

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runoff

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evaporating

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condensing

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precipitating

Question 41

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

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warm, sunny

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cold, rainy

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cold, sunny

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warm, rainy

Question 42

Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?

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temperature

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amount of plant matter

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location of ice caps

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size of ocean

Question 43

What is water vapor?

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Water in the air (atmosphere)

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Water on the land (geosphere)

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Water in plants

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Water in the water (hydrosphere)

Question 44

What cloud is found at ground level?

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Fog

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Cirrus

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Stratus

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Culumlus

Question 45

What is      D?

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Runoff

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 46

What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?

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condensing

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evaporating

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precipitating

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runoff

Question 47

Which of these is not an example of precipitation?

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clouds

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rain

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sleet

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snow

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